Mirage Realm, Homestead One.
The girls returned home after spending the afternoon strolling around the residence.
Akashiya Moka noticed her phone vibrating and took it out to check.
It was an unknown number.
She hesitated for a moment before rejecting the call.
It was an unknown number, anyway; probably someone she didn't know.
No need to answer if she didn't know them.
Meanwhile, in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture.
Seeing Akashiya Moka reject her call, Shuzen Kahlua's eyes narrowed slightly, and she dialed again.
A moment later, she was hung up on again.
"Well now, Little Moka..."
She blinked, muttered under her breath, and dialed again.
In the living room of Homestead One.
"Moka, what's wrong?"
Akasha asked, seeing Akashiya Moka hang up the phone several times.
Tohru and the others also looked at Akashiya Moka with curiosity.
Shuzen Kokoa also asked, "Sister Moka, whose call is it?"
Akashiya Moka looked at them. "An unknown number. I don't know who it is."
"Hm?!"
Just then, the phone rang again.
Seeing this, Akashiya Moka's eyes hardened. She said to Akasha and the others, "I'm going to take this call."
"Okay."
Akasha and the others nodded.
Akashiya Moka swiped her finger and put the phone to her ear.
"Who is this?"
Her tone carried a hint of coldness.
"Why don't you guess, Little Moka," a voice said, feigning mystery.
"Hmph!"
Hearing the way the person on the other end addressed her, combined with the somewhat familiar voice, Akashiya Moka's brow furrowed slightly.
She recalled a certain individual.
Her second sister, Shuzen Kahlua.
Among all the women she knew, only one person would call her that. It was definitely her.
"Kahlua-nee."
A glint flashed in Akashiya Moka's eyes.
As her words fell,
hearing this, Akasha, Shuzen Akua, and Shuzen Kokoa all showed a slight change in expression, a peculiar look appearing in their eyes.
This was especially true for Shuzen Kokoa.
Shuzen Kahlua was her full-blooded sister.
Although Shuzen Akua was the eldest sister, they did not share the same mother.
Akashiya Moka, on the other hand, was an adopted daughter.
Despite having no blood relation,
among her three older sisters, she liked Akashiya Moka the most.
She liked the other two very much as well,
but Akashiya Moka held a special place.
Because when she was little, Akashiya Moka spent the most time with her.
Akashiya Moka continued her call with Shuzen Kahlua.
At the same time, at Machida Sonoko's home.
Machida Sonoko slowly opened her eyes.
The smiling face of Lin was the first thing she saw.
"Lin-san..."
Machida Sonoko froze for a moment.
Then her pupils contracted as the memories from before she fell asleep came flooding back.
Two crimson blushes instantly appeared on her fair cheeks.
Seeing this, the corners of Lin's mouth lifted. "Sonoko, why are you so shy, like an innocent young girl?"
"I-Is that not allowed?"
Hearing this, a bashful look appeared in Machida Sonoko's eyes. Perhaps because she was so embarrassed, she retorted subconsciously.
Although she was a career elite, a mature woman nearing thirty,
her experience in matters of love and romance was a big fat zero.
She was no different from a teenage girl.
In this regard, she might even have less experience than some girls in their teens.
Lin smiled slightly and said, "Of course it's allowed. And in my opinion, a Sonoko like this is very cute."
"Cu... cute?!"
Hearing Lin's words, Machida Sonoko's eyes trembled, widening slightly, and her pretty face turned beet red.
Her heart suddenly began to race.
It wasn't just butterflies in her stomach; it was more like a small dinosaur was rampaging in there.
"Alright, time to get up."
Lin said as he pulled back the blanket.
"Ah!!!"
With the beautiful scenery exposed, Machida Sonoko let out a cry of surprise, quickly closing her legs and using her hands to cover her chest.
Lin saw this and said with a smile:
"I've already prepared dinner. Hurry up and get out of bed to eat."
After speaking, he turned and walked out.
After Lin left the bedroom, Machida Sonoko quickly got out of bed, took a robe from the closet, and put it on.
She turned to look at the bed.
Seeing the wet spot and a patch of dark red on the sheets, her fair cheeks, which had begun to return to normal, instantly flushed crimson again.
Her face turned a shade of red so deep it seemed it might bleed.
She pulled the blanket over the spot, took a few deep breaths to calm her emotions, and only then did she turn and leave the bedroom.
Lin was sitting at the dining table.
On it was a meal for one.
"Aren't you eating, Lin-san?" Machida Sonoko asked, a little puzzled.
Lin smiled. "I'm not hungry."
As he spoke, he removed the lid from the dish.
In the next moment, an incredibly tempting aroma instantly filled the air.
Mmm, there was no golden light.
Lin hadn't used any of his abilities.
"It smells so good..."
The irresistible scent washed over her. Machida Sonoko's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but take a deep breath as her mouth began to water.
Her stomach couldn't help but growl.
"Go on, eat."
Lin said with another smile.
"Mhm."
Realizing this was a meal Lin had cooked for her himself, Machida Sonoko nodded eagerly with a smile.
Bzz, bzz, bzz.
Just then, Lin's phone began to buzz.
"I need to get this."
Seeing that it was a call from Akashiya Moka, he answered it.
"Hello, Moka."
"Okay, I understand."
"Let's set it for 7:30."
"No, you all go ahead and eat."
"Yeah, bye."
As Lin was talking with Akashiya Moka, Machida Sonoko, who had been about to start eating, froze when she heard the name 'Moka'.
She couldn't help but look at Lin.
Her eyes filled with confusion and curiosity.
'Moka' clearly sounded like a girl's name.
And when Lin said 'you all eat,' he must have been referring to dinner.
She remembered that Lin lived alone.
So who was this 'Moka'?
And who was the 'all' in 'you all'?
"What's wrong?"
Ending the call, Lin saw Machida Sonoko staring at him, her face full of confusion and curiosity, and pretended not to know why.
"You... It's nothing."
Although she really wanted to press the issue, for some reason, Machida Sonoko just shook her head slightly to indicate that it was nothing.
She forced down her confusion and curiosity.
Lin smiled slightly. "Don't worry. When you're ready to step into a new world, Sonoko, I'll tell you everything."
"Step into a new world?!"
Machida Sonoko was taken aback by his words.
She didn't quite understand what he meant.
Just then, Lin continued:
"For now, Sonoko, you just need to remember one thing: I like you, and I will never abandon you."
"O... Okay."
Hearing Lin's confession and promise, Machida Sonoko's pretty face blushed slightly.
Although she knew that promises were sometimes just words,
but she was willing to believe Lin.
It was a trust built up over two years.
Ever since they had met, Lin had always been a man of his word.
"Eat up."
Lin smiled when he saw this.
Machida Sonoko hesitated no longer and quickly began to eat the meal in front of her.
With the first bite, an indescribable flavor exploded on her taste buds, like a delicious bomb detonating in her mouth.
"Delicious!!!"
Machida Sonoko's eyes widened.
This was hands down the most delicious food she had ever eaten in her entire life!
An hour later.
A little after 7:00 PM, after cleaning up the bed with Machida Sonoko, Lin said goodbye to her and returned to his own home.
A guest would be arriving soon.
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